Rome\'s decline and the U.S.

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10-24-2012, 09:19 PM

The question of how a society chooses to spend its resources is an important one.

You can not fight two wars and give everyone a substantial tax cut, ALL with borrowed money and not have an adverse impact on the economy.

At the risk of slipping even deeper into modern politics I would ask this one simple question: How will we add $2 Trillion to the Defense Budget without raising taxes or increasing the debt?

However, and more to the point, I would recommend Adrian Goldworthy's lecture about the fall of the Western Empire. (Given at the Kansas City Public Library a few years ago.) Indeed, the Empire did not "fall" all of a sudden, nor was it caused by one factor. The lecture runs about an hour and is time well spent. You can load it on your iPod and listen to it as you take the train to work.

http://www.kclibrary.org/event/adrian-go...-rome-fell

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Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by mike esposito - 10-17-2012, 08:43 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Narukami - 10-17-2012, 09:09 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Fidelis Sam - 10-17-2012, 09:21 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Epictetus - 10-17-2012, 10:14 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Matthew Lehman - 10-18-2012, 05:36 AM

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Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Nikanor - 10-18-2012, 03:21 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Tim Donovan - 10-18-2012, 05:31 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by mike esposito - 10-18-2012, 08:04 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Alexand96 - 10-18-2012, 10:34 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Matthew Lehman - 10-19-2012, 02:39 AM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Draconis ( Tom) - 10-19-2012, 05:30 AM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Tim Donovan - 10-19-2012, 05:12 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Tim Donovan - 10-19-2012, 05:28 PM

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Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Tim Donovan - 10-20-2012, 04:39 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Caballo - 10-21-2012, 12:38 AM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Pyrgopolynices - 10-21-2012, 07:04 AM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Matthew Lehman - 10-21-2012, 09:42 AM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Matthew Lehman - 10-21-2012, 10:10 AM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Tim Donovan - 10-21-2012, 05:21 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by M. Demetrius - 10-22-2012, 09:20 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by mike esposito - 10-22-2012, 09:34 PM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by M. Demetrius - 10-23-2012, 09:24 AM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Narukami - 10-23-2012, 11:03 AM

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Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Narukami - 10-24-2012, 09:19 PM

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Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Narukami - 10-25-2012, 06:57 AM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Epictetus - 10-25-2012, 09:18 AM

Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Tim Donovan - 10-25-2012, 05:00 PM

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Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Draconis ( Tom) - 11-01-2012, 10:38 AM

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Rome\'s decline and the U.S. - by Draconis ( Tom) - 11-02-2012, 02:50 AM

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